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Culloden
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Progressive rock band, with elements of the old school progressive rock bands, with added textures from jazz, celtic, afro-pop, reggae, and other world music.
I am a guitarist seeking other creative musicians to form a progressive rock band or join an existing one. I am open to paying some covers - especially at the beginning to develop a synergy in playing with each other - but I want to eventually focus more on developing original material. Age/gender/race unimportant, as long as we all have the same vision. I am 41 years old with two kids, so I am not looking to travel the entire country living out of a van. My goal is to have fun with a group of talented and creative musicians, play live locally (with a few choice regional gigs), and record our own original music. I am willing to travel to practice anywhere within the DC/MD/VA area (within 2 hours of DC) for the right group of people. My musical style is mostly old school progressive rock, but there are also elements of jazz, reggae, afro-pop, Balkan and Celtic music. My influences include: Yes; Rush; Genesis; Marillion; Steve Hackett; It Bites; Pink Floyd; Porcupine Tree; Kate Bush; Happy Rhodes; Peter Gabriel; King Crimson; UK; the Police; Sting; Asia; Bill Nelson; Johnny Clegg and Savuka; GTR; Alan Holdsworth; Kazumi Watanabe; Pendragon; Eric Johnson; Joe Satriani; IQ; Ephemeral Sun; Emerson, Lake and Palmer; Jean-Luc Ponty; the Who; Pete Townshend; Mission UK; Queen; Dire Straits; Steely Dan; Simple Minds; Rainbow; Alan Parsons Project; Loreena McKennitt; Andy Irvine; Clannad; Maire Brennan; Enya; Moody Blues; Beatles; Electric Light Orchestra; Propaganda; All About Eve; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Shadowfax; and many others. In addition to electric and acoustic guitars, I also play bouzouki, guitar-synthesizer, bass, mandolin, and a little bit of keyboards. If this sounds like something that you would be interested in, please let me know. Please note that the MP3 files presented here are low quality rough demos. They were recorded with very little time as part of a college recording studio class, and as such they contain a few blunders would have been fixed if time allowed. These songs are only a small sampling of my writng and playing style, and are only intended to give prospective band members of what to expect. My full capability on guitar is not really represented here either. But, enough excuses...
Song Info
Genre
World • World Fusion
Charts
Peak #988
Peak in subgenre #88
Author
Ken Richardson
Rights
Ken Richardson 1996 and 2007
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December 01, 2007
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MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:11
Story behind the song
This song is about the Battle of Culloden, which effectively ended the Scottish rebellion known as the Forty-Five. Here is a brief overview of Culloden from the Scottish tourism web site: “Culloden Moor was the scene of the last major battle on mainland Britain and took place on April 16, 1746, between the Government troops, under the control of the Duke of Cumberland and the Jacobite army, under the control of "Bonnie Prince" Charlie or the Young Pretender as he is sometimes known. The Jacobites had so nearly achieved their aim of overthrowing King George II (the "wee German lairdie") and during the campaign had never lost a skirmish or a battle (including Prestonpans and Falkirk). But they had turned back at Derby in the middle of winter and the tired army, with many Highlanders having departed home, was confronted by the better equipped and well disciplined Hanoverian army (with, it has to be said, a fair number of Scots in its ranks). Hanoverian cannon fire over a period of an hour killed many clansmen. When the Highlanders eventually charged, the rifle fire from the redcoats ripped into them. "Butcher" Cumberland had given the order that no quarter was to be spared and many wounded Jacobites were later killed. It is estimated that Jacobite losses amounted to 2,000; the Hanoverians lost 300.” Very rough demo. This was recorded on a cheap boombox stuck in the middle of a restaurant we used to practice at.
Lyrics
Culloden Come all ye Scotsmen from Hielands and Low Prince Charlie has given the call Cumberland’s come, aye the Butcher has come At Culloden we’ll stan’ or we’ll fall With claidheamh-mór* in han’ how bravely we stan’ Facing nine thousand in red With cannon and guns for the English and Huns This moor will be strewn with dead A roll of the drums bring the pounding of guns As kinsmen fall dead at me feet O’Sullivan cries, “Our cause has just died” “Dear Prince we have met our defeat” Culloden is stained with the bloodied remains Of brave hearts in bonnets of blue Defeated in war I’ll give up me sword But I’ll ne’er bow doon to you Music and lyrics © 1996 Ken Richardson
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